The Biodynamic Farm: Agriculture in the service of Earth and Humanity
Bankrupt farmers, erosion of topsoil, and poor food quality due to pesticides, hormones and other additives – these are the well-known realities of the current crisis in farming and the outcome of the conventional system of agriculture with its exclusive focus on short-term yields and immediate results. The need for change is clear, and Herbert Koepf provides a vast array of research data and results as well as many helpful details on animal feeding,, crop rotation, diseases, pests and fertilizing, proving that the biodynamic method is the alternative that can turn farming around. Biodynamics – the oldest alternative agricultural movement in the world – is based on the concept of the farm as an organism. Its goals are protection and nurturing of soils, improvement of food quality, and organic integration of the farm into the environment. An essential reference book for farmers, students of agriculture and everyone else concerned about the Earth’s future.
